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<title><![CDATA[Corporate blogging done well]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sjm</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I happened to be checking out the site for Elastic Path a few days ago (if you haven&#8217;t heard o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I happened to be checking out the site for <a href="http://elasticpath.com/">Elastic Path</a> a few days ago (if you haven&#8217;t heard of Elastic Path, check it out – great local success story with an impressive list of customers), and noted the corporate blog. As we&#8217;d been discussing corporate blogs in class, and I&#8217;ve also been exploring how they can be used in conjunction with my day job, I clicked through to see what this one had to offer.</p>
<p>I was doubly rewarded. Not only is <a href="http://www.getelastic.com/">Get Elastic</a> a great example of how a corporate blog can be used to highlight a company&#8217;s expertise in its market space, but it&#8217;s also full of really practical discussions around online retailing and ecommerce in general. The posts are topical, pointing out best practices used by a wide arracy of online stores to influence conversions and drive sales, and they include screenshot examples to illustrate the discussions.</p>
<p>There are several elements that make Get Elastic successful as a corporate blog:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Focus – </strong>The blog is focused on ecommerce practices and maintains a professional tone, positioning the company as an expert in this field. While it is fronted by a single person, the entries feature her expertise, not her life.</li>
<li><strong>Low-key approach –</strong> While there&#8217;s no question the blog is linked to the company, it keeps the sales pitch to a minimum and offers valuable information that even non-customers will likely come back for or subscribe to. A product like what Elastic Path sells is not something a prospect would purchase casually or regularly, so the key to success is staying top-of-mind for prospects so that when they find themselves in a situation where they need an ecommerce software solution, Elastic Path gets into the consideration set. Get Elastic provides a reason for prospects to keep coming back and maintains brand mindshare.</li>
<li><strong>Integration with other online marketing activities –</strong> One <a href="http://www.getelastic.com/key-trends-in-b2b/">recent entry</a> provides a summary of a webinar the company recently offered and has posted online for free (with registration). The webinar features Brian Walker of Forrester Research discussing trends in B2B ecommerce, and the summary does a nice job of hitting the highlights, while still leaving the reader interested in viewing the whole webinar (assuming they have the time). At the end, it includes details on the next webinar the company has scheduled.</li>
<li><strong>Conversations with experts –</strong> While Linda Bustos, who maintains the blog, is an ecommerce analyst and quite knowledgeable, she also engages with other, more &#8220;neutral&#8221; third party experts, not only in the webinar mentioned above, but also in <a href="http://www.getelastic.com/holiday-play/">podcast interviews</a>. This adds to her credibility with readers and supports her own expert positioning.</li>
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<p>If you&#8217;re looking for an example of what a corporate blog (even one not fronted by the CEO) could add to your marketing program, this is worth a look. If you&#8217;re interested at all in ecommerce and online sales, it may also be a good one to add to your feeds.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Corporate Bloggers: Memory Is Your Biggest Asset]]></title>
<link>http://migrantblogger.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/corporate-bloggers-memory-is-your-biggest-asset/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Corporate bloggers use commodity technology to communicate their companies’ messages. The advantage ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[mes 26 règles d'or pour votre blog d'entreprise]]></title>
<link>http://visionary.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/mes-26-regles-dor-pour-votre-blog-dentreprise/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>visionarymarketing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Pour préparer le lancement des blogs Corporate d&#8217;Orange Business Services, j&#8217;avais rédig]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://visionary.wordpress.com/files/2007/07/20-large.gif"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-382" style="margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;" title="Web 2.0" src="http://visionary.wordpress.com/files/2007/07/20-large.gif?w=150" alt="Web 2.0" width="150" height="108" /></a>Pour préparer le lancement des blogs Corporate d&#8217;Orange Business Services, j&#8217;avais rédigé <strong><a title="http://visionarymarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/dos-and-donts/" href="http://visionarymarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/dos-and-donts/" target="_blank">un article en anglais avec 26 règles d’or pour réussir son Blog d’Entreprise.</a> <span style="font-weight:normal;">En voici</span><span style="font-weight:normal;"> une <strong>libre traduction réalisée par <a title="Conseils Marketing" href="http://www.conseilsmarketing.fr/referencement/26-regles-dor-de-yann-gourvennec-pour-tenir-un-blog-dentreprise" target="_blank">Frédéric Canevet de ConseilsMarketing</a> avec une liste de mes 26 conseils pour réussir un blog d’entreprise</strong>, de la phase de réflexion (quel objectif, quel contenu…) à la phase de mise en place (quelle charte, quels participants et leurs rôles) et enfin quelques astuces pour dans la tenue du blog et la génération de trafic.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Je rappelle qu’avant de se lancer dans la création d’un blog d’entreprise, il faut d’abord répondre à une question essentielle: <strong>Pourquoi tenir un blog d’entreprise ?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">En effet certaines études indiquent que plus de <strong>90% des blogs francophones feraient moins de 50 visites par jours</strong>, c’est pourquoi <strong>avec un Blog d’entreprise il ne faut pas compter sur un afflux massif de visiteurs</strong>. De plus il faut savoir que même si votre expertise est pointue <strong>il y a de très fortes chances qu’il existe déjà des blogs avec votre thématique et parfois avec un public important et très fidèle</strong>. Vous devrez donc faire face à une concurrence qui sera désintéressée avec parfois plus de temps que vous pour tenir un blog.</p>
<p>Néanmoins, les arguments en faveur de la création d’un Blog d’entreprise restent très nombreux :</p>
<ul>
<li>il permet de <strong>passer plus rapidement et de manière plus “conviviale” des informations </strong>à vos prospects et clients (c’est un nouveau canal de communication).</li>
<li> il <strong>améliore le référencement de votre site interne</strong>t.</li>
<li> il <strong>met en avant votre expertise et votre savoir faire</strong> avec des articles pointus et précis.</li>
<li> il est plus <strong>“impartial” et donc généralement il est mis en lien depuis d’autres blogs</strong> alors qu’un site institutionnel fera trop mercantile.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pour qu’il soit utilisé de manière optimale vous devez également définir le but de votre Blog :</p>
<ul>
<li>Est-ce pour vous faire connaitre ?</li>
<li>Est-ce pour prouver votre expertise ?</li>
<li>Est-ce pour valoriser vos produits ?</li>
<li>Est-ce pour développer la notoriété de votre entreprise sur un secteur ?</li>
<li>Est-ce un outil de communication pour diffuser de l’information ?</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align:justify;">En règle générale il est fortement <strong>recommandé de faire un blog par activité si votre entreprise a plusieurs métiers très différents</strong>. Cela vous permet <strong>d’attirer des visiteurs ciblés et de jouer sur un positionnement d’expert</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Concernant le temps nécessaire à consacrer à un Blog d’Entreprise et les responsabilités, la réponse est variable selon le projet et la taille de l’entreprise. Pour estimer le temps nécessaire, il faut mettre en place un groupe chargé de la vie du blog qui estimera après la rédaction de quelques articles en version “béta” le temps nécessaire pour réaliser le contenu nécessaire à la vie du Blog, <strong>sachant que généralement pour réaliser des articles pointus il faut compter entre 3h et 4h par expert / semaine pour réaliser 1 à 2 articles</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Idéalement <strong>le groupe de travail des “bloggeurs” est constitué de 5 à 7 personnes ou plus avec un recrutement régulier</strong> de nouveaux contributeurs car il vous faudra faire face à un turn over important. En effet comme un blog personnel, un Blog d’entreprise dépend de la motivation, de l’inspiration et de la disponibilité de ses membres…</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dans ce groupe de travail il faudra bien entendu <strong>définir un administrateur et des contributeurs</strong>, avec un processus de soumission d’article, de relecture (important dans le cadre professionnel) et de mise en ligne.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Le blog d’entreprise est donc est un outil de communication supplémentaire</strong> dans votre arsenal marketing, et donc voici <strong>26 règles d’or à respecter afin de l’utiliser au mieux</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>1 &#8211; Regardez les blogs existants traitant de votre sujet</strong>, afin de savoir comment vous pouvez aborder différemment le sujet, les “créneaux” qui restent à prendre, les manques de ces blogs…</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>2 – Le succès d’un blog Pro se fait dans le long terme</strong>, il faut donc analyser les résultats qu’au bout de 3 à 6 mois au minimum.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>3 – Il ne suffit pas d’écrire de bons articles pour assurer le succès de son blog</strong>, il faut les mettre en avant, que cela soit dans les sites professionnels, sa newsletter interne, les Digg-likes, les blogs ayant la même thématique…</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><!--more-->4 – Ne faites pas un Blog “pour gagner de l’argent’ ou pour faire de la promo de vos produits</strong>, cela ne marche pas. Les internautes sont à la recherche d’informations intéressantes et à valeur ajoutée, pas pour lire des publi-reportages.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>5 – La qualité d’un Blog vient de son contenu, de la fréquence de ses mises à jour, de son look et de la clarté de son positionnement</strong>. Il est donc essentiel de définir clairement ces 4 points au travers d’une “charte” qu’il faudra respecter.<br />
Il faut noter que pour assurer un bon démarrage de son blog il faut prévoir dans les premières semaines un rythme de publication élevé (en préparant des articles en avance), cela permet d’attirer des lecteurs et de favoriser votre référencement sur Google.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>6 – Un Blog pro se distingue d’un Blog perso par le fait que l’image de l’entreprise y est rattachée</strong>. Il est donc important de se fixer une ligne blanche et se rappeler que l’on n’écrit pas uniquement en son nom (ne jamais écrire un billet “à chaud”). De plus un blog d’entreprise doit comporter un “disclaimer” précisant que les opinions émises dans le blog sont celles de ses “experts-rédacteurs” et qu’ils n’engagent pas la responsabilité de l’entreprise.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>7 – Il est important de mettre à la disposition de ses lecteurs un Flux RSS</strong> pour leur permettre de suivre les nouvelles de votre Blog Corporate. Néanmoins<strong> l’utilisation des flux RSS est encore très loin d’être adoptée dans toutes les entreprises.</strong> C’est pourquoi il est bien plus important de proposer en priorité l’inscription à une newsletter “classique”. C’est d’autant plus vrai qu’une <strong>newsletter vous permet de récupérer les adresses emails de vos abonnés, ce qui vous permettra de faire des emailings</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>8 – Les billets du blog doivent être publiés régulièrement, au moins 1 par semaine</strong>, l’idéal étant 1 billet / jour (ou 1 tous les 2 jours). Pour assurer un tel rythme de publication avec des articles de qualité et des sujets variés, il est donc essentiel de mettre en place un comité de rédaction avec des dates de publication, des sujets planifiés à l’avance…</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>9 – Le contenu de vos articles peut être des articles de fonds, des sujets d’actualités, des listes de liens, des ressources et des modes d’emploi,</strong> des comptes rendus de séminaires et de présentations (les vôtres ou celles de votre secteur)… Il faut noter que les comptes-rendus de salons fonctionnent particulièrement bien en B2B car c’est un bon moyen d’attirer ceux qui n’ont pas pu y assister (nb: il faut être le premier à le faire afin d’attirer un maximum de lecteurs).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>10 – Les articles de référence où vos experts donnent leurs avis, conseils et retours d’expériences sont extrêmement valorisants et vont poser le sérieux de votre Blog.</strong> Ce sont des billets qui vont assurer sur le moyen et long terme la fréquentation de votre Blog (nb : ils nécessitent beaucoup de temps dans la rédaction, de recherche et surtout d’amélioration par rapport à ce qui existe déjà sur internet). Ceci étant dit, il est très important de noter que les articles moins sérieux et les commentaires d’actualités seront ceux qui vont attirer en 1 article le plus de visiteurs, et ce sont souvent eux qui vous permettront de récupérer un flot de nouveaux lecteurs.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>11 – Même si vous tenez un Blog d’entreprise, il faut mettre en avant vos experts</strong> (signature, photo…). Pour cela vous devez créer une page spécifique avec les Bios de chacun des rédacteurs. Cela vous permettra d’une part de les fidéliser (ils se sentiront “reconnus”) et d’autre part cela permet de laisser l’expert défendre son point de vue en cas de sujet sensible (au lieu d’engager la responsabilité de l’entreprise tout entière).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>12 – Ecrivez de la manière la plus naturelle possible</strong> : évitez les termes trop techniques ou marketing (sauf pour améliorer votre référencement naturel sur un terme spécifique). N’oubliez pas non plus d’être objectif lorsque vous parlez de vos produits (ce ne sont pas les meilleurs produits du monde, et les seuls sur ce marché !). Vous devez donner des conseils pratiques et concrets, en particulier des réussites et success strories chez vos clients.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>13 – Une bonne astuce pour augmenter le taux d’abonnement à sa newsletter ou à ses flux RSS c’est de faire des séries d’articles.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>14 – Evitez les fautes d’orthographe, les abréviations (infos pour information…), les familiarités…</strong>, c’est l’image de l’entreprise qui est présentée dans vos billets, et dans un contexte professionnel il existe encore de nombreuses personnes pour qui c’est un sujet sensible, voire qui ne savent pas que ;D est un smiley ou que LOL veut dire “je rigole”. Pour limiter ces petits problèmes, écrivez d’abord vos articles dans Word, puis copiez-les en format HTML dans l’éditeur de texte du Blog (ne faites pas de copier-coller depuis Word vers l’éditeur de texte de votre blog, sinon vous copierez en même temps tous les caractères de mise en page de Word qui sont très mal interprétés).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>15 – Faites des articles courts</strong>, rappelez-vous que les internautes n’ont pas le temps de lire vos articles. Et si jamais votre texte est long, faites une mise en page qui permet une lecture facile par un simple balayage rapide : listes, puces, aération, gras, couleur…</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>16 – Mettez en home page au maximum vos 10 derniers articles</strong>, avec uniquement une demi-page de texte pour “donner envie” et mettez un lien à cliquer pour “en savoir plus”.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>17 – Alternez les articles longs et les articles courts</strong>, les articles de fonds et les news. Pour les “gros” articles, n’hésitez pas à les proposer également en téléchargement en PDF avec une mise en page “dossier spécial”.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>18 – Rajoutez un bouton “Envoyer à un ami” et des fonctions pour voter pour un article dans les Digg-likes </strong>ou les sites de réseaux sociaux comme Viadeo.<br />
Si vous utilisez les Digg-likes et sites de bookmarking, n’oubliez de faire un titre “teasing” et une description valorisante qui sera différente de la petite intro du texte du Blog… Vous devez “vendre” votre article !<br />
<strong>19 – Ajoutez les mots clés essentiels de votre métier dans les titres de vos articles</strong> ainsi que dans les 10 premières lignes d’introduction (sans en saturer le texte, rappelez-vous que vous écrivez pour vos lecteurs, pas pour Google). Une bonne astuce consiste à écrire dans le titre de son article les mots clés que taperait un prospect dans Google pour trouver vos produits.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>20 – N’hésitez pas à adapter à votre univers des sujets d’actualités</strong> afin de rendre plus vivant votre site, mais aussi pour générer du Buzz auprès d’autres sites… mais faites toujours attention à bien réfléchir à l’image que cela va donner à votre Blog.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>21 – Utilisez la technique de la bombe à fragmentation </strong>en utilisant dans vos articles non seulement les mots clés les plus importants de votre domaine d’activité, mais aussi tous les synonymes, termes connexes… Cela vous permettra d’attirer un public plus large et ne pas vous consacrer sur des mots surexploités par la concurrence.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>22 – </strong>Si vous avez un groupe de bloggers important et travaillant de manière discontinue sur votre Blog, f<strong>aites une liste de tous les thèmes abordés</strong>, ceux qui sont intéressants à traiter… avec éventuellement des articles à écrire selon des temps forts importants (salons, soldes, sorties produits…).<br />
Néanmoins n’oubliez pas qu’avec un Blog une information est très vite enterrée et qu’il ne faut pas hésiter à reparler du même sujet quelques semaines plus tard, mais en le traitant d’une autre manière ou sous un autre angle.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>23 – Si vous travaillez à l’export, utilisez les services d’un traducteur</strong> pour adapter vos articles en différentes langues. Par contre il est essentiel de prendre des exemples concrets de ces pays pour escompter le succès d’un article (ex: sites internet locaux…).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>24 – Créez de l’interactivité avec vos lecteurs pour faire vivre votre blog</strong> : organisez des concours (n’oubliez pas le dépôt du règlement chez l’huissier qui coûte dans les 200 €), posez des questions à vos lecteurs et demandez-leur leurs avis et expériences…</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>25 – Ajoutez des images de qualité sur votre site internet pour illustrer vos articles</strong>. Pour cela vous pouvez acheter pour moins d’un euro des images sur <a title="http://fr.fotolia.com/partner/256605" href="http://fr.fotolia.com/partner/256605" target="_blank">www.fotolia.fr</a>, <a title="http://www.dreamstime.com/res474048" href="http://www.dreamstime.com/res474048" target="_blank">www.dreamstime.com</a> … mais le mieux est de proposer sur votre site des vraies photos de produits et de personnes (attention au droit à l’image !). Si ce n’est pas possible, proposez au moins des schémas originaux créez par vos experts.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>26 – N’oubliez pas que tout ce qui est écrit sur internet est gravé dans le marbre</strong> pendant plusieurs années, et donc que vous risquez toujours qu’on vous ressorte un écrit sur votre blog plusieurs années plus tard… Il faut donc faire preuve de modération et faire attention à ce que l’on écrit. De plus il faut veiller à citer ses sources, que cela soit les études et chiffres indiqués, mais aussi les Blog ayants servis pour le travail de recherche documentaire.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pour finir, il est important de rappeler que <strong>pour qu’un projet de Blog d’entreprise perdure</strong> <strong>il faut prouver son utilité et le chiffre d’affaires qu’il a rapporté.</strong> Un bon moyen de justifier des résultats de son blog d’entreprise c’est par exemple de<strong> proposer des livres blancs en téléchargement, avec obligation pour l’internaute de rentrer ses coordonnées.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Enfin <strong>il est important de suivre l’évolution de son blog</strong> : liste du nombre de lecteurs et d’abonnés à la newsletter, nombre de formulaires prospects remplis, CA généré via des ventes directes sur le site…</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pour en savoir plus, consultez<strong> l’article original en anglais sur Visionary Marketing  “<a title="http://visionarymarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/dos-and-donts/" href="http://visionarymarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/dos-and-donts/" target="_blank">Golden Rules for Corporate Blogging</a>“.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">En conclusion de cet article, on peut noter que la tenue d’un<strong> blog d’entreprise est un véritable projet d’entreprise</strong>, <strong>avec un début de professionnalisation</strong> : on voit émerger le métier de “rédacteurs internet” dont le métier est de rédiger des articles pour des blogs professionnels, certains blog personnels commençant même à être rachetés par des entreprises en raison de leur lectorat et de leur notoriété.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bloglar: Dersimizi aldık  -  Blogs: Lessons learned]]></title>
<link>http://qefal.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/bloglar-dersimizi-aldik-blogs-lessons-learned/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>qefal</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Sir Richard blogs Bloglar: Dersimizi aldık. Sahip Çıkalım! İlginç bir deneyim. Kurumsallaşma değil b]]></description>
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<p>Bloglar: Dersimizi aldık.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8350463062" target="_blank">Sahip Çıkalım!</a> İlginç bir deneyim.</p>
<ol>
<li>Kurumsallaşma değil birlikte çalışma üzerine kurulu bir organizasyon. Bu kurulum bazen işi zorlaştırsa da daha sert çatılara göre müthiş avantajları var.</li>
<li>Sanal dünyadan yönetiliyor sahada hemen görünen nitelikte sonuçları var.</li>
<li>Kucaklayıcı ve uzaklara uzanabilen bir kapsamı var.</li>
<li>Üyelerine, grubun diğer üyeleriyle kendi bağlarını kurma, kendi küçük gruplarını kurmak konusunda güç ve cesaret veriyor.</li>
<li>Grup bir blog’dan, evet bir blog’dan idare ediliyor. Hayvan yaşamına çok da saygı duyulmayan bir ülkede hayvan hakları hakkında bir blog’dan…</li>
</ol>
<p>Dün öğrendik ki <a href="http://letsadopt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sahip Çıkalım! Blog’u</a> Türkiye’nin en çok okunan blog sayfası. WordPress’de 5.213.006 blog var. 28 Ekim günü biz dünyada 79. sıradaydık! Tüm diğer Türk bloglarının önünde.</p>
<p>Bu blog’un başarısından kurumlar ve pazarlamacılar ne gibi çıkarımlar yapabilir? İşte birkaçı:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Gerçek olun, uydurmayın: </strong>İnsanlar özgünlüğü farkederler, isterler.</li>
<li><strong>Kendi sesinizle konuşun: </strong>Kurumsal İletişimcileri eski yöntemleri bir kenara bırakmak üzere yeniden eğitmek zordur. Bir deneyin yine de. Getirisi şaşırtıcı olabilir.</li>
<li><strong>Sayı yerine kaliteye odaklanın:</strong> Başlangıçta bloglar sayılar üzerinden ölçümlendi. Bu hataya düşmeyin. Bırakın mesaj topluma yavaş yavaş aksın.</li>
<li><strong>İçerik, yöntem ve zamanlama konusunda tutarlı olun. </strong></li>
<li><strong>Bağlantı kurun:</strong> Başkalarına fikirlerini paylaşmakta yardımcı olun, paylaşmaktan, ve Sezar’in hakkını Sezar’a vermekten korkmayın.</li>
<li><strong>Özgün olun:</strong> Bağlantılar çok güçlü olabilir ancak kendi fikirlerinizi yaratıp açmalısınız. Topluluklar en çok buna ilgi duyarlar; fikirlere.</li>
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<p>İyi yönetilen bir blog son derece kuvvetli bir iletişim aracı olabilir, ama sadece doğru yönlendirilirse. Siberalem yanlış yola sapan blog ve topluluklarla, reklam dilini blog’larında kullanan kurumlarla dolu. Bu kurumlar işi bilemeyenler.</p>
<p>Siz ne tür blog’ları okuyorsunuz? Sizi onlara çeken, onların gönüllü elçiliğine iten nedir?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<div id="attachment_263" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-263" title="Jonathan Blogs.." src="http://qefal.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/sun-blog.jpg" alt="Jonathan Blogs.." width="600" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jonathan Blogs...</p></div>
<p>Blogs: Lessons learned.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8350463062" target="_blank"><strong>Let&#8217;s Adopt!</strong></a> is an interesting experience.</p>
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<li>It’s an organization based on collaboration not on institutionalization. This structure presents challenges, but it also has tremendous advantages over more rigid structures.</li>
<li>It is run from the virtual world but in a way that has immediate implications on the ground.</li>
<li>It is all encompassing, and far reaching.</li>
<li>It empowers and encourages its members to build their own connections with other members of the group, to create their own sub-communities and to enlarge the reach of their ideas.</li>
<li>The Group is run from a blog. Yes, a blog. A blog about animals in a country not precisely known by its respect to animal life.</li>
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<p>Yesterday we learned that the <a href="http://letsadopt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Let&#8217;s Adopt! blog</a> is the most widely read blog in Turkey. There are 5.213.006 blogs on WordPress. On the 28 of October, we ranked 79 in terms of number of readers worldwide! Far ahead of any other Turkish blog.</p>
<p>What are the lessons corporations and marketers can learn from the success of this blog? Here are some:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Be real, don’t fake it:</strong> People spot authenticity, they crave it.</li>
<li><strong>Speak with your own voice: </strong>It is not always easy to re-train a corporate communications team to let go (if only slightly) of the old ways. Give it a try. The pay-off can be surprising.</li>
<li><strong>Be helpful.</strong> Helpful to the readers, helpful to the community created around the blog.</li>
<li><strong>Focus on quality, not on quantity: </strong>Initially many blogs are evaluated on numbers only. Don’t make this mistake. Let the message trickle down and permeate the community.</li>
<li><strong>Be consistent</strong>, with content, direction and timing.</li>
<li><strong>Link: </strong>Help others spread their ideas, don&#8217;t be afraid of sharing and give credit. Don&#8217;t Hoard.</li>
<li><strong>Be original.</strong> Linking is very powerful but you need to elaborate and develop your own ideas because, this is what communities are truly attracted to, ideas.</li>
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<p>A well managed blog can be the most powerful communications and community building tool but only it is done correctly. Cyberspace is littered with blogs and communities that went about it the wrong way. Institutions that extended the language of advertising to their blogs. Those institutions, quite simply, didn&#8217;t get it.</p>
<p>What kind of blogs do you normally read? What attracts you to them? What makes you become an advocate?</p>
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<link>http://indianonlinepromotor.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/what-are-then-reasons-you-should-blog-before-you-twitter/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hema</dc:creator>
<guid>http://indianonlinepromotor.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/what-are-then-reasons-you-should-blog-before-you-twitter/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Twitter is GREAT as a megaphone to get people clicking on links you want them to, but you have to ha]]></description>
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<link>http://paranoidpsycho.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/thesising/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paranoidpsycho</dc:creator>
<guid>http://paranoidpsycho.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/thesising/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I always presumed that after you take a break/vacation its always hard to get back on track&#8230; w]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I always presumed that after you take a break/vacation its always hard to get back on track&#8230; well&#8230; i took a break of almost two years now and it is critical time &#8211; i MUST finish my thesis (as if i need another degree, but hey, i started it almost 5 years ago&#8230;i better finish!).<br />
What is the problem &#8211; i have an idea, i have loads of materials, i even have all these executive summary-analysis-results in my head!<br />
The main problem is to actually SIT DOWN and start WRITTING!! I mean, instead of writting something like: &#8220;The main objective of the following paper is&#8230;.&#8221; I am writting this post!<br />
Is it lazyness? Is it carelessness? What is it&#8230;<br />
Fine, let these posts here, on my personal blog be the open diary of whether i am actually capable of doing something for the wide public to see my progress <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Instead of saying &#8211; ill start tomorrow (which would make sense since its Monday), I am starting RIGHT NOW, without further delay!<br />
The main topic of my thesis would be to analyse the corporate blogging possibilities in certain industry for a certain country. Country = Latvia: no influential bloggers here, it is more private blogging, few CEOs blog (unless they are foreigners). Industry &#8211; Beauty Industry: also personal blogs about beauty tips, fashion trends, personal specialists&#8217; promotions&#8230; I want to show, that blogging by the COMPANY in the times of crisis (as much as at any other time) can hep the company to communicate with its customers (direct, indirect and potential) thus bringing new profits, popularising its image and increasing market shares.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy: Learning Lessons From The Big Boys]]></title>
<link>http://clericalsolutions.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/bankruptcy-learning-lessons-from-the-big-boys/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Clerical Business Solutions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://clericalsolutions.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/bankruptcy-learning-lessons-from-the-big-boys/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are many things that can cause a business to go bankrupt. If you care about the longevity of y]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>There are many things that can cause a business to go bankrupt. If you care about the longevity of your business try to find ways to avoid bankruptcy all together. As a small business, sometimes you can learn lessons from the the big boys: major corporations.</p>
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<p>Many times it may seem like they have it all together but behind the scenes things are not so good. Then come to find out the companies that you thought were doing good are now going into bankruptcy. In conjunction with a bad economy &#38; to no avail, many people are being forced into bankruptcy which causes problems in their business.</p>
<p>In 2008 many big companies filed for bankruptcy like Circuit City, Bally Total Fitness, Linens n&#8217; Things etc&#8230; For 2009 many may be looking to file such as Hertz Rent-A-Car, Sprint, Macy&#8217;s, Textron, Goodyear, Chrysler etc&#8230;</p>
<p>Take a look at the Chrysler corporation, after trying many options to negotiate it&#8217;s debts, they have filed for bankruptcy in 2009 in an effort to reorganize &#38; become more viable. According to the Reuters Report, Chrysler&#8217;s Chapter 11 filing is the first bankruptcy by a major U.S. automaker.</p>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Will you be the next to file?</strong></em></h3>
<p>Sometimes bankruptcy can be caused by bad financial management or circumstances beyond the owners control. To help avoid this problem try to seek out wise financial counseling for yourself and your business.</p>
<p>Business bankruptcy is serious business &#38; at some point in time in your small business you may run into financial problems. But with a little creativity and strategic planning, you can stop a small financial problem from turning into an outrageous financial crisis.</p>
<p>Sometimes bankruptcy serves as a relief to business owners who are financially stressed &#38; they&#8217;re unable to find a way out or as a way to reorganize their operations in attempts to become viable after tough times.</p>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>Would reorganization or relief through bankruptcy </strong></em></h3>
<h3 style="text-align:center;"><em><strong>benefit a small business?</strong></em></h3>
<p>It is imperative for a business owner to find ways to overcome the financial problems that occur due to poor planning and lack of finance.  Then find ways to continue to run your business until it turns profitable.</p>
<p>At the end of the day when you take a look at it all, regardless of how good your product, how established your brand name, how valuable your plant and machinery or how dedicated and competent your staff; a negative cash flow could cause your business to crash &#38; burn.<a rel="alternate" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/clericalsolutions"></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Blick auf KW 38 #Linksammlung]]></title>
<link>http://gedankensolo.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/blick-auf-kw-38-linksammlung/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Stefan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gedankensolo.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/blick-auf-kw-38-linksammlung/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Es ist wieder Montag und auch heute gibt es einen Rückblick auf die letzter Woche im Internet. Heute]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Es ist wieder Montag und auch heute gibt es einen Rückblick auf die letzter Woche im Internet.<br />
Heute mit der einen oder anderen Frage, die sich für mich daraus ergeben hat.</p>
<h4>Hier die Links der vergangenen Woche</h4>
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<li><a href="http://blog.abenker.com/2009/09/13/wie-fuhrungskrafte-das-internet-nutzen/" target="_blank">Wie Führungskräfte das Internet nutzen</a> (Marjory)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.handelsblatt.com/twitter-ist-fuer-unternehmen-chance-und-risiko;2457588" target="_blank">Twitter ist für Unternehmen Chance und Risiko</a> (Handelsblatt)</li>
<li><a href="http://netzpolitik.org/2009/video-rette-deine-freiheit/" target="_blank">Video: Rette Deine Freiheit!</a> (netzpolitik)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.westfaelische-nachrichten.de/lokales/muenster/nachrichten/1124266_umfrage_85_prozent_der_deutschen_kennen_muenster.html" target="_blank">Umfrage: 85 Prozent der Deutschen kennen Münster</a> (Westfälische Nachrichten)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmer-maerkte/tnt-holtzbrinck-neuer-anlauf-gegen-deutsche-post-408135/" target="_blank">TNT/Holtzbrinck: Neuer Anlauf gegen Deutsche Post</a> (Handelsblatt)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.computerworld.ch/aktuell/news/49105/" target="_blank">Die 7 grössten Gefahren im Web 2.0</a> (Internetworld.ch)</li>
<li><a href="http://karrierebibel.de/social-mengenlehre-grade-von-engagement/" target="_blank">Social Mengenlehre – Grade von Engagement</a> (Karrierebibel)</li>
<li><a href="http://ostrop.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/massen-mobbing-die-hassliche-fratze-von-social-media-hassmartin/" target="_blank">Massen-Mobbing: die hässliche Fratze von Social Media am Beispiel #hassmartin</a> (ostropolog via <a href="http://twitter.com/kriegs_recht" target="_blank">@kriegs_recht</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/11/banks-social-media/" target="_blank">5 Ways Banks Are Using Social Media</a> (Mashable)<br />
<em>Wie sieht es in Deutschland aus? Wer ist ein gutes Beispiel?</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rolotec.ch/blog/archives/2009/09/warum_scheitern.html" target="_blank">Warum scheitern Corporate Blogs (und Twitter)</a>? (rolotec)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.basicthinking.de/blog/2009/09/15/england-brueckenschlachten-via-twitter/" target="_blank">England: Brückenschlachten via Twitter</a> (BasicThinking)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/5-things-small-business-owners-should-do-today-online/" target="_blank">5 Things Small Business Owners Should Do Today Online</a> (Chris Brogan)<br />
<em>Man sollte aber schon zw. verschiedenen Unternehmen unterscheiden. Pauschalisieren ist zu einfach.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.telemedicus.info/article/1490-Bussgelder-wegen-Impressumsverstoessen-Ein-Erfahrungsbericht.html" target="_blank">Bußgelder wegen Impressumsverstößen: Ein Erfahrungsbericht</a> (Telemedicus)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/staedte/essen/werden/2009/9/14/news-133172879/detail.html" target="_blank">Twitter als Ersatz fürs Schwarze Brett</a> (DerWesten)<br />
<em>Tolle Sache. Gibt&#8217;s bei euch soetwas?</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.basicthinking.de/blog/2009/09/17/bericht-twitter-ist-eine-milliarde-dollar-wert/" target="_blank">Bericht: Twitter ist eine Milliarde Dollar wert?! </a>(BasicThinking)<br />
<em>Wenn niemand 1 Mrd für Twitter zahlen würde, ist es auch keine Mrd. wert?!</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pr-fundsachen.de/?p=2129" target="_blank">Journalisten im Umgang mit Web 2.0</a> (PR-Fundsache)<em><br />
Am häufigsten sind Sie auf Videoplattformen unterwegs.</em></li>
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<p><strong>Das letzte Wort hat heute <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Stinson" target="_blank">Barney Stinson</a> (aka <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" target="_blank">Neil Patrick Harris</a>) zum Thema Internet:</strong><em><br />
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<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/MgJxGKBad3M&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/MgJxGKBad3M&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Eight Types of Companies Benefitting from Corporate Blogs]]></title>
<link>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/eight-types-of-companies-benefitting-from-corporate-blogs/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MHblogger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/eight-types-of-companies-benefitting-from-corporate-blogs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Youtube video from gutzywoman: In her article, Ducic includes a complete list of the types of compan]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Youtube video from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gutzywoman" target="_blank">gutzywoman</a>:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/g2idK5lNfbY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/g2idK5lNfbY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>In her article, Ducic includes a complete list of the types of companies benefitting from corporate blogs:</p>
<p>1. Companies which need to present a human face to their activities.<br />
2. Companies which rely on their specialist knowledge to attract clients<br />
3. Companies which have progressed beyond the hard sell approach.<br />
4. Companies wanting to become more of a partner than a supplier.<br />
5. Companies wishing to be THE information resource for their market niche.<br />
6. Companies organizing conferences, seminars and exhibitions.<br />
7. Companies looking to develop a network or community around them.<br />
8. Companies developing new products or services.</p>
<p>See the entire article <a href="http://www.gutzywoman.com/Article12.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog Review - "newsprint"]]></title>
<link>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/blog-review-newsprint/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MHblogger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/blog-review-newsprint/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[“newsprint” (lowercase) is the blog for CafePress.com, a major provider of customizable products suc]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://blog.cafepress.com/" target="_blank">“newsprint”</a> (lowercase) is the blog for <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/" target="_blank">CafePress.com</a>, a major provider of customizable products such as T-shirts and coffee mugs. In my Internet browsing, I stumbled upon this blog and decided to review it because it surprised me. CafePress is not the first type of site I would expect to have a blog.</p>
<p>They promote themselves through their users, much like the <a href="http://blog.flickr.net/en" target="_blank">Flickr blog</a>.</p>
<p>There are plenty of pictures and videos, but they are sometimes haphazardly placed on the page. Posts are frequent and engaging, and always relate back to CafePress somehow.</p>
<p>The farthest back I could go in the archives was March 28, 2008. In that post, it says, “The blog lives again.” This is the <a href="http://cafepress.typepad.com/cafepress/" target="_blank">previous blog location</a>.</p>
<p>A conspicuous omission is the real identity of the author. From what I can gather, the writer’s first name is Leslie. Here’s her <a href="http://cafepress.typepad.com/cafepress/2008/04/buzzcowboy-auth.html" target="_blank">biography</a> on the old blog.</p>
<p>There’s no stated disclaimer specifically for the blog. The general site disclaimer includes that the user-created products do not necessarily reflect the views of CafePress.</p>
<p>As blogs should be, this one is interactive. The “newsprint” title was chosen and voted on by readers, “[u]nderstanding that CafePress is a platform for passionate people to express themselves freely, and that both our merchandise and this blog are about starting conversations and self-expression&#8230;” Comments are not very numerous, but they are positive and negative.</p>
<p>The diction is informal yet witty. Leslie is a big fan and supporter of <a href="http://blog.cafepress.com/2008/04/16/we-don-need-no-stinkin-torch/" target="_blank">freedom of speech/press</a>. That’s what drives the company’s business &#8211; people wanting to exercising their freedom of expression in tangible form.</p>
<p>Much of the blog content is inspired by the hot topic(s) printed on CafePress products. “Because [their] content is a reflection of the public discourse, the CafePress system up to this point has been a good indicator of political trends.”<a href="http://blog.cafepress.com/2008/04/21/if-you-cant-say-anything-nice-vote/" target="_blank">(quote here)</a> It so happens that much of the user-created content centers around controversial topics such as gay marriage, environmentalism, human rights and political elections. These types of topics are often the subject of protests, where T-shirts, posters and the like are common tools.</p>
<p>To browse topics it seems like the blog has a liberal bias because much more attention is afforded to topics on a liberal agenda, but this is probably just a reflection of how many pro-liberal items are created by users. Upon closer reading, I notice that sentences are worded objectively and there’s no double standard, as in this post about the <a href="http://blog.cafepress.com/2009/08/17/the-summer-of-their-discontent/" target="_blank">cycle of political opposition</a>.</p>
<p>Here’s some <a href="http://blog.cafepress.com/2008/04/11/bbb-all-that-you-can-be/" target="_blank">obligatory damage control</a>.</p>
<p>Overall, the “newsprint” blog does a great job of selling the company, always relating current topics to the products its users create and extolling the benefits of wearing those products.</p>
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<link>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/the-blog-herald/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MHblogger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/the-blog-herald/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You can read the latest blogosphere news at the Blog Herald. Here’s a list of posts tagged with “cor]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>You can read the latest blogosphere news at <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/" target="_blank">the Blog Herald</a>.</p>
<p>Here’s a list of posts <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/corporate-blogging/" target="_blank">tagged with “corporate blogging.”</a></p>
<p>This Web site was an excellent discovery, and now I just need to try to catch up!</p>
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<link>http://wernerkalders.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/wanna-be-startin-somethin/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://wernerkalders.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/wanna-be-startin-somethin/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dear reader, This is my very first post as a blogger and certainly not my last! Long have I wondered]]></description>
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<p>This is my very first post as a blogger and certainly not my last! Long have I wondered about how to organize my blog because I could not decide what it&#8217;s main subject had to be. Since I have multiple interests I find it difficult to restrict myself to only one subject.  So I have decided to write about the &#8216;hopefully&#8217; interesting things I do and care about in my life. This means my blog won&#8217;t fit just one category and therefore won&#8217;t always be about topics of your interest. Still I am determined to bring some interesting stories that you will like. And I look forward to your reactions of course!</p>
<p>This first post is also a good time to introduce myself. My name is Werner Kalders and I live in Belgium. I have a wonderful girlfriend for almost 3 years now, wonderful parents and wonderful friends for which I am very grateful. Like many people my age I like parties, gaming (not only on pc), travelling, photography, movies, music, news facts, etc., but I also have a more serious side. I&#8217;m still a student, for at least one year, after which I&#8217;ll hopefully poses my masters degree as Economic Engineer. That means I&#8217;ll be writing a thesis this year and the subject will be: &#8220;Corporate Blogs&#8221;. So I&#8217;ll probably write some articles about this as well.</p>
<p>I have included a picture of myself to make things a bit more personal.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9" title="Werner Kalders" src="http://wernerkalders.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/dsc06557.jpg" alt="Werner Kalders" width="508" height="397" /><a href="http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/11/30/story37891.asp"> </a></p>
<p>Hoping to hear from you,</p>
<p>Werner Kalders</p>
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<title><![CDATA[“Breaking Bad”]]></title>
<link>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/%e2%80%9cbreaking-bad%e2%80%9d/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MHblogger</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Blogs offer instantaneous news, and some companies are using them to break their own bad news before]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Blogs offer instantaneous news, and some companies are using them to break their own bad news before anyone else gets their hands on it. This topic is discussed in a <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/27556067/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> article by Claire Cain Miller, with the focus on layoffs. It’s like pre-damage control. One executive said, “We had to say something to prevent articles being written that were not accurate.” Miller writes, “A blog post also comes across as more heartfelt than a press release with canned quotations.” She also writes that public relations experts say it’s inevitable that companies will feel the need to break bad news on their blogs. I found this quote from Andy Sernovitz, at the end of the article,  to be very interesting &#8211; “There are hold-out companies that still wish there was traditional P.R. control of the message, but that day is long over.”</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Skizzen zur Magisterarbeit 1b: Blog-Untertypologien]]></title>
<link>http://stefanmey.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/skizzen-zur-magisterarbeit-1b-blog-untertypologien-2/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stefanmey</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Einige Autoren beschäftigen sich nicht mit der Gesamtheit an Blogs, sondern versuchen, bestimmte Blo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Einige Autoren beschäftigen sich nicht mit der Gesamtheit an Blogs, sondern versuchen, bestimmte Blog-Typen ihrerseits zu unterscheiden.</strong></p>
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<p>Was: <strong>Corporate Blogs</strong></p>
<p>Wer, wo wann: Ansgar Zerfaß, Leipziger Professor für Kommunikationsmanagement, in einem Buch zu Weblogs und PR</p>
<p>About: Zerfaß will die „Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Weblogs in Wirtschaft und Politik“ erfassen. In einer Matrix aus den Variablen Interne Kommunikation/ Marktkommunikation/ Public Relations und Information/ Persuasion/ Argumentation unterscheidet er:</p>
<p>(1) Themen-Blogs: Blogs zu einem bestimmten Themengebiet, mit dem man sich den Ruf als kompetenter Ansprechpartner erarbeitet, bietet sich besonders an für Nischenanbieter an, (Bsp. <a href="http://www.emailmarketingblog.de/">E-Mail-Marketing-Blog</a>), gibt es aber auch in breiteren Bereichen (Bsp. <a href="http://www.pr-blogger.de/">PR-Blogger</a> oder <a href="http://www.lawblog.de/">Law-Blog</a>), (2) Kampagnen-Blogs: begleiten temporäre Kampagnen, hierzu zählen auch Wahlkampf-Blogs, (3) Customer/Voter-Relationship-Blogs: Ziel ist es, bestehende Beziehungen zu Kunden oder Wählern zu pflegen und zu stabilisieren, (4)  Kollaborations-/Projekt-Blogs: zur Kommunikation mit Zulieferern oder Partnern, besonders geeignet für virtuelle Organisationen, (5) Krisen-Blogs: zur schnellen Reaktion auf Krisen, es ist sinnvoll, wenn der Blog schon vorher in irgendeiner Form besteht, zur Not wird der bestehende Corporate Blog zum umgebaut, (6) Produkt-/Marken-Blogs: soll als „Kristallisationspunkt viraler Kampagnen“ virale Effekte der Blogosphäre nutzen (Bsp. der mittlerweile aus dem Netz genommene <a href="http://www.dwdl.de/story/9762/horst_schlmmer_bloggt_fr_volkswagen/">Schlaemmer-Blog</a>), (7) Knowledge-Blogs: Erfahrungs- und Wissensspeicher von Organisationen, im Intranet für andere Mitarbeiter geführt, bereiten firmeninterne Dokumente und Informationen aus dem Internet auf und machen sie durchsuchbar, (8) Service-Blogs: stellen Produktwissen und weiterführende Informationen für Kunden und Händler zur Verfügung</p>
<p> Quelle:  Die neuen Meinungsmacher. Zerfaß/Boelter 05, S. 127. Als Online-Quelle (mit teilweise veränderten Typen-Bezeichnungen): <a href="http://www.zerfass.de/CorporateBlogs-AZ-270105.pdf">Corporate Blogs— Einsatzmöglichkeiten und Herausforderungen</a></p>
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<p>Was: <strong>Dark Blogs</strong></p>
<p>Wer, wo wann: Suw Charman, „Social Software Consultant“ in einem Sammelband zu Blogs, Juni 06</p>
<p>About: sie schrebt über „Dark Blogs“, d.h. interne Firmenblogs, die von außen nicht zugänglich sind, und unterscheidet dabei: (1) Individual blogs: ein einzelner schreibt, macht sich Notizen, kommuniziert mit wenigen Mitarbeitern, (2) Group blogs: kollaborative Blogs, von einer Gruppen von Leuten geschrieben, genutzt für die Informationsammlung in einem Team oder für die Koordination Schichten oder Zeitzonen , die Autoren sind meistens identisch mit den Lesern, (3) Company blogs: ein einzelner oder mehrere Autoren, Rundfunk-Modell, an jeden in der Abteilung oder Firma gerichtet, Autoren und Leser sind meistens nicht identisch</p>
<p>Quelle:  Blogs in Business: Using Blogs behind the Firewall. Suw Charman 06. In: Bruns/ Jacob (Hrsg.) Uses of Blogs. 61 ff.</p>
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<p>Was: <strong>Blogs in der Wissenschaft</strong></p>
<p>Wer, wo wann: Benedikt Köhler, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Bundeswehr-Universität München, in einem Aufsatz zu Anwendungsmöglichkeiten von Web 2.0 für Sozialwissenschaftler, Januar 2008</p>
<p>About: (1) PhD-Blog: publizistische Begleitung einer Doktorarbeit, (2) Projektblog: behandelt ein zeitlich begrenztes Forschungsprojekt, die Außenwirkung steht im Vordergrund, Blog-Posts sind „kleine Pressemitteilungen“, (3) Seminarblog / Konferenzblog: wird eingerichtet als Kommunikationsplattform für eine Lehrveranstaltung oder als Dokumentation einer wissenschaftlichen Veranstaltung (Workshop, Tagung etc.), (4) Institutsblog: kontinuierliche Dokumentation der Arbeit eines Instituts für die Öffentlichkeit, ähnelt damit klassischen Corporate Blogs, (5) Wissenschaftlerblog: das Internet-Tagebuch eines Wissenschaftlers, enthält fachliche Gedanken und stellt Aufsätze und andere Dokumente zur Verfügung, (6) Wissenschaftsblog: bereiten eine Wissenschaftsthema publizistisch für die Öffentlichkeit auf, im Gegensatz  zu den USA („Science Blogs“) in Deutschland noch unterentwickelt</p>
<p>Quelle: <a href="http://blog.metaroll.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/web20soz.pdf">Web 2.0 für Sozialwissenschaftler</a> – Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Wikis, Weblogs und Social Bookmarking in Forschung und Lehre . Köhler 08.</p>
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<p>Was: <strong>Warblogs</strong></p>
<p>Wer, wo wann: die Linguistin Odile Endres März 05 in einem Aufsatz zur Bedeutung von Warblogs im Irak-Krieg, März 2005</p>
<p>About: (1) Filter-style-Warblog: verlinkt klassische Nachrichtenmedien und alternative Informations-Quellen, (2) Journal-Style-Warblog: enthält Augenzeugenberichte, die zum Teil völlig ungefiltert sind. Diese zwei Typen übernimmt Endres vom Modell der Bloggerin Rebecca <a href="../2009/09/07/blog-typologien">Blood</a> und fügt noch zwei weitere Typen hinzu: (3) Journalist-Style-Warblog: Blog eines professionellen Journalisten, sowohl eines eingebetteten als auch eines unabhängigen, (4) Research-Style-Warblog: der Schwerpunkt liegt auf fundierter Recherche und Analyse des Kriegsgeschehens</p>
<p>Quelle: Neue Diskurse durch Neue Medien. Die Rolle der Warblogs in der Berichterstattung zum Irakkrieg. Endres 05. In: Mediendiskurse. Bonner Beiträge zur Medienwissenschaft Band 4. Fraas/ Klemm (Hrsg.), S. 227 ff.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Blogging Ethics]]></title>
<link>http://marcieheacox.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/blogging-ethics/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Though blogs have been around for what is considered ages in terms of the Internet, they are a relat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Though blogs have been around for what is considered ages in terms of the Internet, they are a relatively new form of media and as a result still contain a lot of kinks.</p>
<p>Check out Carolynne Burkholder’s <a href="http://www.journalismethics.ca/citizen_journalism/blogging.htm" target="_blank">thorough examination</a> of blogging ethics for the University of Madison-Wisconsin.</p>
<p>Burkholder defines blogs as journalism, and applies journalistic ethics to them. She asks if bloggers are journalists and if they need to “abide by the same rules as traditional, professional journalists.” Because blogs do not go through the same editing process as traditional media, they may contain more inaccuracies. However, bloggers may have more readers’ trust than a traditional journalist, so they can be very influential.</p>
<p>Burkholder cites codes of ethics from several sources. Rebecca Blood’s code is a good base:</p>
<blockquote><p>1. Publish as fact only that which you believe to be true. If your statement is speculation, say so.<br />
2. If material exists online, link to it when you reference it. Linking to referenced material allows readers to judge for themselves the accuracy and insightfulness of your statements.<br />
3. Publicly correct any misinformation.<br />
4. Write each entry as if it could not be changed; add to, but do not rewrite or delete, any entry.<br />
5. Disclose any conflict of interest.<br />
6. Note questionable and biased sources.</p></blockquote>
<p>The conflict of interest is especially important for corporate blogs, so that readers understand that the writer is most likely going to favor the company that employs them. This can be accomplished by a disclaimer that notes the writer’s affiliation. It is pretty obvious that a blog is going to biased if it is embedded within a company’s Web site, but there’s the chance that some readers may not make that assumption.</p>
<p>Journalist Jonathan Dube <a href="http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000215.php" target="_blank">created a detailed code of ethics</a> based off of the one used by the <a href="http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp" target="_blank">Society of Professional Journalists </a>. Some parts of his code are particularly important for corporate blogs:</p>
<blockquote><p>• Make certain that Weblog entries, quotations, headlines, photos and all other content do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.<br />
• Distinguish between advocacy, commentary and factual information. Even advocacy writing and commentary should not misrepresent fact or context.<br />
• Distinguish factual information and commentary from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.<br />
• Explain each Weblog&#8217;s mission and invite dialogue with the public over its content and the bloggers&#8217; conduct.<br />
• Disclose conflicts of interest, affiliations, activities and personal agendas.<br />
• Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence content. When exceptions are made, disclose them fully to readers</p></blockquote>
<p>But, as Burkholder writes, “Martin Kuhn from the University of North Carolina suggests that Dube’s code does not address the human dialogue and interactive nature of blogs.” Highlights of Kuhn’s code that especially pertain to corporate blogs are:</p>
<blockquote><p>• Do not restrict access to your blog by specific individuals or groups<br />
• Do not self censor by removing posts or comments once they are published<br />
• Allow and encourage comments on your blog<br />
• Reveal your personal affiliations and conflicts of interest<br />
• Reveal your identity as much as possible (name, photo, background info, etc.)<br />
• Build relationships by responding to e-mails and comments regularly</p></blockquote>
<p>Revealing identity is an important step that many corporate blogs may miss. If the author’s name and other info is provided, readers are more likely to trust and connect with them. The author is more accountable for the blog content. They cannot hide behind a veil of anonymity under the company banner. This makes the company itself less liable for false, damaging information, but it gives the blog more credibility than if it were written by one or more anonymous authors. Identification can also allow the author to express more of their personality in the posts, rather than write like a corporate PR robot.</p>
<p>There is no universal blogging code of ethics. <em>Yet</em>. For now, the three mentioned above are a good starting point. There’s room for improvement, and special rules may be needed based on each individual company.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Co-Ceo: Sharing Power From The Top]]></title>
<link>http://clericalsolutions.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/the-co-ceo-sharing-power-from-the-top/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Clerical Business Solutions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://clericalsolutions.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/the-co-ceo-sharing-power-from-the-top/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The co-CEO model has been around for some time now. Some companies have seemed to make it work and o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The co-CEO model has been around for some time now. Some companies have seemed to make it work and others ummm&#8230;.. not so much. It seems to work in limited cases and it has failed miserably in others. The co-CEO <a title="Business Strategy Consultant Of Clerical Business Soluitons" href="http://clericalsolutionsinc.net/default.aspx" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2250" title="Business Consulting OF Clerical Business Solutions" src="http://clericalsolutions.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/peoplesharing1.gif" alt="peoplesharing" width="150" height="213" /></a>arrangement involves 2 or more people sharing the decision-making duties from the top of the company. It&#8217;s been around for a long time but not so openly discussed.</p>
<p><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"> </span></span>Many times in sharing top management duties there can be power struggles. There are some well known companies who continue to use this model such as Bed, Bath N&#8217; Beyond, Charles Schwab, Martha Stewart, Citigroup and others. Many professionals seem to disagree on power sharing for the head of a company. They feel that it&#8217;s not good for the company as a whole. Some feel that it has lead to the downfall of many good corporations.</p>
<h3 style="text-align:center;">Do you see this as becoming an option for your business?</h3>
<p>Some companies have been known to have three, count &#8216;em three co-Chairmen and three CEOs. Many times it all depends on the size of the company, what&#8217;s involved and the industry. It&#8217;s quite different from a co-leadership model. In the co-leadership model, the leader works closely with another person or committee in the top management. On some occasions, if the co-CEO position comes about because of a merger, there can be a power struggle rising instead of power-sharing.</p>
<p>This model can be an effective way to run an organization if communication lines are clear and everyone understands who is doing what. If a co-CEO arrangement is made, then the executives should put their personal agendas &#38; egos aside for the good of the company, check &#8216;em at the door. The only thing worse than an overly hierarchical organization is ambiguity. The CEO&#8217;s job should be more about getting the job done correctly, moving a company forward and less about titles. When the roles of each individual are clearly outlined with no room for guessing, then that helps in collaboration with employees and other management.</p>
<p>This type of relationship takes development of a healthy relationship where the top executives have confidence in each other, true commitment, teamwork, close alignment &#38; effective  collaboration throughout the company as a whole. Effective collaboration can lead to better management, more creative thinking and a leaner organization. Many times some companies seek out the co-CEO model instead of the traditional CEO and president line up. Sometimes you&#8217;ll see the co-CEO model more in family-owned organizations. <span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"> </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"> </span></span></p>
<p>The co-CEO management can lead to better decision-making, extra inspiration for others &#38; lower chances of CEO burnout. Sometimes two heads are better than one. This can be an effective model for succession planning where the eventual successor to the CEO position acts as co-CEO for a while with the departing leader. <span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"> </span></span></p>
<p>Companies should not just leap head first into the co-CEO arrangement. It may not be the quick fix to business problems that you are facing. It should be taken into careful consideration by all those involved. It must be known that this type of business model can flop at anytime if managed poorly or put in place for the wrong reasons.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Clerical Business Solutions</span> <a title="Business Strategy Consultant Of Clerical Business Soluitons" href="http://clericalsolutionsinc.net/default.aspx" target="_blank">www.clericalsolutionsinc.net</a> </strong></p>
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<link>http://nibotech.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/corporate-blogging-here/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Robert</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Exactly why some orgs don&#39;t like corporate blogs. Blogging has been popular since the dawn of 21]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_150" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nibotech.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/071101_business_blogging.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-150" title="071101_business_blogging" src="http://nibotech.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/071101_business_blogging.gif?w=300" alt="Exactly why some orgs don't like corporate blogs" width="300" height="167" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Exactly why some orgs don&#39;t like corporate blogs.</p></div>
<p>Blogging has been popular since the dawn of 21st century. From the rich to the not-so-rich, blogging, in one way or another, helped majority of bloggers cope with the stress of daily living by posting online journals to which people can read and participate. But is this the only use of blogging? Not so. Corporations here in the Philippines are starting to take a dip into the universe of corporate blogging, and the results are, to some extent, not that impressive.</p>
<p>Why is this so? I thought of five reasons why many Philippine organizations don&#8217;t use corporate blogs .</p>
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<li><strong>Blogging is relatively young.</strong> Its age is more or less half of its users, and with that premise alone, we can see that blogging needs more time to drill into &#8220;conservative&#8221; walls of capitalist organizations.</li>
<li><strong>People have wrong notions of corporate blogs as websites.</strong> Just because an article is part of a corporate website, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s a blog.</li>
<li><strong>Blogging is stereotyped.</strong> Blogging is paralleled, if not equated, to an online journal, and to that only.</li>
<li><strong>Philippine market is not a blog reader market. </strong>Market researchers and communication professionals would rather spend time on interacting with consumers and audience, rather than posting a blog that no one would be reading; and lastly,</li>
<li><strong>Professionals are just plain lazy.</strong> Come to think of it, why would we want to blog if the company doesn&#8217;t want it? We still need to shine those shoes!</li>
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<p>It seems only right that companies, with those arguments, wouldn&#8217;t want to post something about the company for tow paragraphs twice a week. However, they are missing out on the</p>
<div id="attachment_152" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 250px"><a href="http://nibotech.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/blog_icon.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-152" title="Blog Quote Bubble" src="http://nibotech.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/blog_icon.jpg?w=300" alt="Everyone says &#34;blog.&#34; Even organizations." width="240" height="197" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Everyone says &#34;blog.&#34; Even organizations.</p></div>
<p>opportunities that blogging may deliver on them.  Blogging is not just about sharing your hidden desires for somebody or letting the world know that your mom&#8217;s an emo, but for <strong>communicating with the world about anything</strong>, and with anything comes organizations and their respective thrusts in life. With more and more proactive and critical people going online, organizations should try to get adventurous and start typing something good (and honest) about themselves. It is beneficial that organizations start to share a part of them and enable others to talk to them back. That, I think, is the main essence of blogs-pure interaction. Also, <strong>there is this challenge for us to discover what corporate blogging means for us and how we can step up beyond our ordinary roles</strong>. Its benefits are still up for grabs. What are its benefits to organizations? I&#8217;ll give five.</p>
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<li><strong>Management gets to interact with the youngest demographic-the NetGen.</strong> The Net Generation is definitely a new class to research upon, and these are the people that usually have the resources to support organizations.</li>
<li><strong>Online reputation is balanced out with the <em>real life</em> ones.</strong> Take a look at Willie Revillame. He&#8217;s adored by many of our citizens from the marginalized sector, but he got <em>suspended</em> because of online forums going ballistic over his . Maybe the ABSCBN president or head of corporate communications could write a blog stating their insights on the August 3 incident.</li>
<li><strong>Blogging saves a lot of money.</strong> Blogs are as cheap as P20.00 of an employee to publish his or her own corporate blog.</li>
<li><strong>Blogs have more content.</strong> Since the general rule for blogs is to keep it short, brevity, conciseness, and accuracy could help corporate bloggers be more meaty with their posts.</li>
<li><strong>Adaptability through times is a characteristic of organizational communication.</strong> In Goldhaber&#8217;s definition of the term, it is implied that organizations need to cope just as frequently as they communicate with people, mainly because people change. If organizations want that adaptability, then they&#8217;d better start studying about the possiblities of corporate blogging for their company.</li>
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<p>Corporate blogging sure is unpopular to Philippine organizations, but as communicologists (not just me but everone of us, since we communicate every second of the day), we should consider changing times, and how these changes will impact our lives. We already know how blogging impacts our personal lives. Now let us take a look at how it affects our organizational life as well.</p>
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<link>http://brittvandelden.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/hypothese-der-bachelorarbeit/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brittvandelden</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brittvandelden.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/hypothese-der-bachelorarbeit/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Der Titel meiner Bachelorarbeit &#8220;Enterprise 2.0 &#8211; Der Nutzen von Corporate Blogs für Unt]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Der Titel meiner Bachelorarbeit &#8220;Enterprise 2.0 &#8211; Der Nutzen von Corporate Blogs für Unternehmen&#8221; wurde extra weit gefasst um keine zu großen Einschränkungen bezüglich der Hypothesenbildung und Forschungsfragen zu haben.</p>
<p>Ausführliche Recherchen ergaben, dass sich bisher noch niemand mit der Möglichkeit des transparenten und offenen Bloggens und der damit verbundenen Arbeitsmotivation der Frosta-Mitarbeiter beschäftigt hat. So entwickelte ich folgende Hypothese:<br />
<strong>„Durch das offene und transparente Bloggen entwickelt sich die Arbeitsmotivation der Mitarbeiter positiv“.</strong></p>
<p>Ob ich sie letztendlich verifiziert oder falsifiziert habe, verrate ich natürlich noch nicht. Vielmehr interessiert mich, was Sie/Ihr darüber denkt. Einige Hinweise gibt es natürlich noch. Es ist durchaus nicht als &#8220;normal&#8221; anzusehen, dass alle Mitarbeiter eines Unternehmens bloggen dürfen, ohne, dass die geschriebenen Beiträge vor Veröffentlichung von z.B. dem Pressesprecher, etc. gelesen und korrigiert werden. Die Mitarbeiter sind also völlig frei von Regeln oder ähnlichem.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Anyone Can Be Interactive]]></title>
<link>http://nicolemfiorella.com/2009/08/01/anyone-can-be-interactive/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nicole Fiorella</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nicolemfiorella.com/2009/08/01/anyone-can-be-interactive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Interactivity and social media for all ages!  The growth of social media and Web 2.0 has been develo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Interactivity and social media for all ages!  The growth of social media and Web 2.0 has been developing and expanding for years.  We hear about it everyday in the news, more and more companies are finding unique ways to reach their audiences through social media.</p>
<p>Statistics for social media are always changing and updating.  Jeremy Owyang, a web strategist, explains that people are not concerned by exact numbers, but by the actual changes that are occurring.  His post, &#8220;<a href="http://http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2009/01/11/a-collection-of-soical-network-stats-for-2009/">A Collection of Social Media Stats for 2009</a>&#8220;, had a lot of interesting information.  More people are relying on social networks rather than email.  Twitter has grown by the millions.</p>
<p>So why are people still afraid of social media? Some say they just don&#8217;t understand the concept.  Many feel they don&#8217;t have the time or resources.  The worst possible excuse is that they are too old to deal with the new technology. In my opinion if someone wants to communicate with social media, they will. I know two men who are blogging and reaching out to their communities through social media.</p>
<p>I learned of this first gentleman through my friend and classmate <a href="http://sarahlokitis.com">Sarah Lokitis</a>.  Her blog discusses the different types of corporate blogs and what makes them work.  Her post, &#8220;<a href="http://sarahlokitis.com/2009/03/16/marriott-ceo-blog/">Marriott: CEO Blog</a>&#8220;, discusses a blog created by <a href="http://http://www.blogs.marriott.com/">Bill Mariott</a>, CEO of Marriott International, Inc.  He uses his CEO blog to communicate with consumers.  Mr. Marriott, at 70 years old, does not know how to type on a computer.  He does however, understand the importance of social media and make sure to keep in touch with his consumers.</p>
<p>He is not the only man who understands the value of social media.  Last Sunday modern dance legend and world renowned choreographer Merce Cunningham past away at age 90.  Upon hearing the news, I found an article in the Washington Post discussing his life.  While reading, &#8220;<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072701082.html?hpid=topnews&#38;sid=ST2009072http://www.http://www.washingtonpost.com:80/ac2/wp-dyn?node=admin/registration/update">Renowned Choreographer Merce Cunningham Dies at 90</a>&#8220;, I learned that Merce used social media to keep in touch with the dance community.  This past year he created, <a href="http://www.merce.org/mondayswithmerce.html">Mondays with Merce</a>, a series of webcasts and interviews open for public viewing.</p>
<p>These webcasts show behind the scenes master classes and rehearsals.  They also provide interviews with current and former dancers, artists, and musicians that have worked and been influenced by Merce.  </p>
<p>These two men have pushed past the so-called, &#8220;generation gap&#8221; and have proven that people of any age can find a way to use social media.</p>
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<link>http://brittvandelden.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/technorati-wordpress-und-ich/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>brittvandelden</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brittvandelden.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/technorati-wordpress-und-ich/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nach zwei wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten über Corporate Blogs habe ich  eigentlich gedacht, dass ich gu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nach zwei wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten über Corporate Blogs habe ich  eigentlich gedacht, dass ich gut mit WordPress klar komme,  aber ich entpuppe mich tatsächlich als kompletter Laie. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  Übung macht den Meister &#8211; hoffentlich!</p>
<p>Vor allem frage ich mich, warum Technorati mein Blog immer noch nicht &#8220;geclaimed&#8221; hat, obwohl ich ihn schon diverse Male eingetragen habe. Das ist aber natürlich nicht das einzige Problem. Auch bei Google wird das Blog nicht gefunden, obwohl ich die Einstellungen alle angepasst habe.</p>
<p>Ich werde gleich mal zu einem altbewährten Mittel zurückgreifen&#8230;Google fragen! Vielleicht suche ich einfach nach folgendem: &#8220;Wie mache ich ein Blog bekannt?&#8221; Ich werde berichten, ob es geklappt hat. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bob Pearson (SMBC) et le Web 2.0 « les médias sociaux sont pour toutes les entreprises »]]></title>
<link>http://visionary.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/bob-pearson-smbc-et-le-web-2-0-%c2%ab-les-medias-sociaux-sont-pour-toutes-les-entreprises-%c2%bb/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>visionarymarketing</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Bob Pearson - SMBC note importante : cet article est la version intégrale d&#8217;un article origine]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_1839" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://visionary.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/bobpearson.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1839 " style="margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;" title="bobpearson" src="http://visionary.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/bobpearson.jpg?w=300" alt="Bob Pearson - SMBC" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bob Pearson - SMBC</p></div>
<p><em>note importante : cet article est la version intégrale d&#8217;un article originellement publié sur Silicon.fr</em></p>
<p>Bob Pearson vient d&#8217;être nommé Président du Social Media Business Council, le nouveau nom du Blog Council, après avoir été, le fait est connu, vice-président des communautés des conversations de DELL. Bob a eu la gentillesse d&#8217;accepter de répondre à mes questions pour le compte de nos lecteurs de Silicon. Dans cette interview, je me focaliserai plus particulièrement sur l&#8217;expérience passée de Bob Pearson, comment celle-ci lui sera utile dans son nouveau rôle, et ses projets d&#8217;expansion du Social Media Business Council.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : le succès de <a title="vos initiatives Web 2.0" href="http://en.community.dell.com/" target="_blank">vos initiatives Web 2.0</a> lancées pour le compte d&#8217;une entreprise leader du secteur de la high-tech mondiale est indéniable, ceci veut-il dire que les médias sociaux sont faits uniquement pour les informaticiens ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP :</strong> non, les médias sociaux ont pour but d&#8217;engager directement des conversations avec les clients. Ceci revêt une telle importance stratégique, que les entreprises prennent désormais le temps de construire une relation à long terme avec leurs clients au travers de ces médias sociaux. Dans nos domaines, bien des idées ont pris forme grâce à des informaticiens, pour lesquels j&#8217;ai bien sûr beaucoup de respect, mais le monde d&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui est un monde de plus d&#8217;1,6 milliards de personnes connectées et où tous les jours, plus de 500.000 nouvelles personnes se connectent pour la première fois. Les médias sociaux prennent une place prépondérante pour nos clients aujourd&#8217;hui et dans un futur proche, cela sera aussi le cas pour les entreprises.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : à votre avis, et sur la base de votre expérience, quels sont les trois bénéfices principaux que vous, votre ancien employeur, et vos clients ont pu retirer de ces projets dans les médias sociaux ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP :</strong> les bénéfices pour les entreprises sont nombreux, les plus importants étant certainement l&#8217;apport de nouvelles idées, le lien entre la marque et vos clients et la révélation de la valeur de vos employés. Les médias sociaux ouvrent une remarquable fenêtre sur le monde extérieur et permettent de mieux comprendre les clients et ce qu&#8217;ils veulent. Par exemple, pourquoi faire un focus group avec 10 personnes en un seul endroit alors que vous pourriez bâtir une communauté, comme <a href="http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/">Dell</a> ou <a href="http://mystarbucksidea.force.com/">Starbucks et recevoir des milliers d&#8217;idées</a> et enfin écouter vos clients discuter pendant des mois ? Pour les entreprises, il est également important de faire participer ses clients à une co-création de la marque et de sa réputation en ligne. Si vous regardez <a href="http://www.radian6.com/cms/solution">vos statistiques</a> avec attention et si vous savez <a href="http://www.bazaarvoice.com/">où vous produits sont évalués</a>, vous vous apercevrez rapidement pour une grande marque, il est courant que 5000 conversations lui soient liées. Posez-vous donc la question de savoir à combien de ces conversations vous avez participé réellement , et même de  combien de ces conversations vous connaissiez l&#8217;existence ? Si la réponse est zéro, cela veut dire que vous avez laissé votre marque à l’abandon. Cela mérite réflexion n’est-ce pas ?</p>
<p>J&#8217;ai pu également voir combien les médias sociaux à l&#8217;intérieur de l&#8217;entreprise permettent également aux employés de partager leurs idées et, pour être franc avec vous, de vous faire savoir aussi s&#8217;ils sont d&#8217;accord avec la direction que prend l&#8217;entreprise, au travers de leurs commentaires ou, dans certains cas, leur silence.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : quels sont selon vous les trois principaux facteurs clés de succès quant à la mise en place de nouveaux projets dans les médias sociaux ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP :</strong> j&#8217;ai entendu des gens dire « dans l&#8217;abréviation ROI(*), il faut que le R soit en minuscule et le I en majuscule ». J&#8217;aime bien cette formule. Les médias sociaux ne coûtent pas énormément d&#8217;argent, du moins pour essayer. Ce dont vous avez besoin c’est simplement de courage et de la volonté d&#8217;aller prendre part directement aux discussions avec vos clients. J&#8217;aime bien demander aux gens « à combien de vos clients parlez-vous réellement chaque jour ? » Pour trop de gens dans trop d&#8217;entreprises, la réponse est zéro.</p>
<p>Voilà à mon avis les trois facteurs clé de succès : Premièrement, savoir où les conversations à propos de votre marque prennent place. Deuxièmement, avoir une idée précise de la façon dont vous aller mener votre projet pour vos initiatives en ligne, et notamment en termes de <a title="les règles de la transparence en Web 2.0" href="http://www.socialmedia.org/disclosure/" target="_blank">règles de la transparence en Web 2.0</a>. Troisièmement : prendre conscience du fait que les clients ont envie de vous entendre personnellement, et qu&#8217;ils n&#8217;ont pas envie d&#8217;entendre parler « l&#8217;entreprise », et donc qu&#8217;il faut personnaliser son approche. La nouvelle formule gagnante est « marque + personnalité ».</p>
<p><em>(* ROI  =  retour sur investissement, c&#8217;est à dire ce qu&#8217;un projet rapporte par rapport à ce qu&#8217;il a coûté)</em></p>
<p><strong>Silicon : Votre club du <a title="blog Council" href="http://blogcouncil.org/" target="_blank">blog Council</a> est-il un succès et de quelle sorte de club s&#8217;agit-t-il ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP : </strong>les médias sociaux sont une nouvelle discipline pour les entreprises qui a un impact sur tous les employés de tous les départements de l&#8217;entreprise. En conséquence, il est important pour les leaders des médias sociaux <em>(NDLR: originellement appelés Web 2.0)</em> de se retrouver dans un club privé afin de pouvoir partager leurs meilleures pratiques et apprendre les uns des autres en temps réel. Il n&#8217;y a pas mieux que l&#8217;apprentissage entre homologues car il permet à des professionnels d&#8217;horizons différents d&#8217;échanger directement, même d&#8217;un secteur à l&#8217;autre. Le résultat, c&#8217;est le Blog Council, qui maintenant comprend 60 des marques les plus importantes dans le monde, dont <a title="Orange" href="http://blogs.orange-business.com/" target="_blank">Orange</a>, <a title="McDonald's" href="http://www.crmcdonalds.com/publish/csr/home/_blog.html" target="_blank">McDonald&#8217;s</a>, <a title="Starbucks" href="http://mystarbucksidea.force.com/" target="_blank">Starbucks</a>, <a title="Intel" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&#38;source=web&#38;ct=res&#38;cd=1&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.intel.com%2F&#38;ei=hSVYSpSyEYWZjAebprkb&#38;usg=AFQjCNGMOUr7wb3tTKBH4C6pwDOtjIPjBA&#38;sig2=6pcXE7wQIaJpdS5_Pcupmg" target="_blank">Intel</a>, <a title="Microsoft" href="http://www.microsoft.com/communities/blogs/PortalHome.mspx" target="_blank">Microsoft</a> et <a title="Coca-Cola" href="http://www.coca-colaconversations.com/" target="_blank">Coca-Cola</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : est-ce que toutes les entreprises peuvent rejoindre le blog Council, ou est-ce qu&#8217;elles doivent remplir certains critères ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP :</strong> le Blog Council a été conçu pour les grandes entreprises, en général de plus de 5000 employés. La règle pour les nouveaux membres est la recherche de l&#8217;amélioration volontariste de leur présence dans les médias sociaux. Nous recherchons des membres qui veulent apprendre en posant à leurs homologues des questions, en partageant des idées et en laissant leurs égos au vestiaire.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : quels sont vos projets pour le développement du Blog Council ? Acceptez-vous de partager une information avec nos lecteurs de Silicon ? Un scoop peut-être ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP :</strong> Et bien pour être franc, il est clair que notre nom avait besoin d&#8217;un lifting : En fait, nous venons de le changer et maintenant notre club s&#8217;appelle le <em><strong>Social Media Business Council</strong></em> et vous pouvez nous retrouver sur Internet à l&#8217;adresse : <a title="http://www.socialmedia.org" href="http://www.socialmedia.org/" target="_blank">http://www.socialmedia.org</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : certains « blogueurs qui bloquent sur les blogueurs » pour reprendre les mots d&#8217;<a title="Andy Sernovitz" href="http://www.damniwish.com/" target="_blank">Andy Sernovitz</a> ont parfois des mots assez durs vis-à-vis du Blog Council, qu&#8217;aimeriez-vous leur dire ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP :</strong> toutes les idées sont les bienvenues. Notre objectif principal est de bâtir une nouvelle discipline autour des médias sociaux et de participer à la réussite de nos membres. Nous sommes entièrement dédiés aux conversations et nous espérons donc que tous puissent partager leurs suggestions d&#8217;amélioration (pour le bénéfice de notre association et de nos membres).</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : certains analystes comme Josh Bernoff de Forrester mais aussi Seth Godin (dans son ouvrage <em>Meatball Sundae</em>) ont voulu démontrer que les médias sociaux n&#8217;étaient pas pour <em>toutes </em>les grandes entreprises. Votre opinion là-dessus ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP : </strong>j&#8217;ai beaucoup de respect pour le travail à la fois de <a title="Josh" href="http://www.forrester.com/Groundswell?cm_mmc=Google-_-Groundswell%20Blog-_-Groundswell-_-8498847&#38;utm_source=Google&#38;utm_medium=cpc&#38;utm_term=8498847&#38;gclid=CIKti8vqtJsCFRFWagodXEG9Pg" target="_blank">Josh</a> et de <a title="Seth" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&#38;keywords=seth+godin+meatball+sundae&#38;tag=googhydr-20&#38;index=stripbooks&#38;hvadid=1152607841&#38;ref=pd_sl_5q4l9r9hdq_e" target="_blank">Seth</a>. Cependant je suis en total désaccord avec ce commentaire. <strong>Les médias sociaux sont pour toutes les entreprises qui veulent améliorer leur façon d&#8217;interagir avec leurs employés et leurs clients</strong>. En interne, une entreprise à travers les médias sociaux a une chance unique de révéler le capital intellectuel de ses employés. Et ils utilisent leurs idées pour améliorer plus vite leurs produits. En fait, nous n&#8217;en sommes qu&#8217;aux balbutiements en termes de co-création avec les clients sur Internet. Imaginons en B2B par exemple, que nous puissions ouvrir de nouvelles voies de communication entre les différentes grandes entreprises pour qu&#8217;elles échangent plus efficacement par exemple.</p>
<p>J&#8217;ai travaillé dans trois grandes entreprises faisant partie du club restreint des <a title="Fortune 500" href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/" target="_blank">Fortune 500</a>, et j&#8217;en ai vu beaucoup d&#8217;autres. C&#8217;est ce qui me fait dire que les opportunités sont nombreuses pour toutes les entreprises de toutes les tailles.</p>
<p><strong>Silicon : est-ce que le Blog Council n&#8217;est centré que sur les blogs d&#8217;entreprise ou est-ce qu&#8217;il couvre un spectre plus large ?</strong></p>
<p><strong>BP : </strong>Le Blog Council traite l&#8217;ensemble du sujet des médias sociaux et de la façon dont ils sont utilisés pour améliorer les communications avec les employés et les clients. Les médias sociaux représentent le moyen le plus direct et, dans bien des cas, le plus puissant de créer des conversations, d&#8217;apprendre, partager et construire une nouvelle forme de relation. Les entreprises leaders dans le monde se lancent dans les médias sociaux et apprennent à les utiliser efficacement. Toutes les entreprises ne comprennent pas l&#8217;importance des médias sociaux aujourd&#8217;hui, cela est normal dans un processus de transformation et n&#8217;est pas inhabituel. Cela changera avec le temps.</p>
<p>Merci Bob de ces réponses directes à nos questions, les lecturs de Silicon intéressés par le sujet et par le <strong>Social Media Business Council</strong> pourront se connecter sur <a title="http://socialmedia.org" href="http://socialmedia.org/" target="_blank">http://socialmedia.org</a>.</p>
<p><em>note importante : au titre de la transparence évoquée par Bob Pearson, il doit être précisé ici que l&#8217;auteur est également membre du Social Media Business Council dans lequel il représente Orange. la photographie de Bob Pearson est disponible sur Flickr à l&#8217;adresse <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyku/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyku/</em></span></a></em><em> ;  cette image est mise à disposition par son auteur dans le cadre de la licence Creative Common dite &#8216;<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en_GB" target="_blank">Attribution-Share Alike 2.0</a>&#8216;.</em></p>
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<link>http://abovethebuzz.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/removing-social-media-accounts-%e2%80%93-what-happens-when-you-need-to-end-a-presence-online/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
<guid>http://abovethebuzz.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/removing-social-media-accounts-%e2%80%93-what-happens-when-you-need-to-end-a-presence-online/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It’s become a fact in this economy that companies are going out of business.  Even those companies t]]></description>
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<link>http://visionary.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/fr-alban-ondrejeck-demontre-sa-video-au-cercle-de-la-securite/</link>
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<dc:creator>visionarymarketing</dc:creator>
<guid>http://visionary.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/fr-alban-ondrejeck-demontre-sa-video-au-cercle-de-la-securite/</guid>
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<a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/ygourven/VDZFPvkkuQGqOr4rYhFqdN0JsYbthnV6JqXaaFvOET2qGhZkrdSdbIGtFgfY/25062009132.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/ygourven/jm9bGUh8iB0sF8yErCUqmlayTKfAJyDV1cITUUwE3levYC3EdBGp3GYz3iHp/25062009132.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/ygourven/kIrwsEvkHiAe5yAp3hjduDSF6qNQsi5I16lPaa9UoujNBCPDdZaHDucjTks3/25062009131.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/ygourven/hvvT9AuT8GxXlDgrRxGLIuQz7kNsrT6jqa8xMZTqKryFdQSJmFeprMVZYeO5/25062009131.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://ygourven.posterous.com/fr-alban-ondrejeck-demontre-sa-video-au-cercl">See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></p>
<p style="font-size:10px;"><a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://ygourven.posterous.com/fr-alban-ondrejeck-demontre-sa-video-au-cercl">Yann A Gourvennec</a></p>
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<p>Here is a list (far from comprehensive though) that I have put together that should provide answers to these and a host of other questions. These articles and resources are by some of the most authoritative voices on the web on the subject of corporate blogging.</p>
<p><a title="Marketing Tech Blog" href="http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/03/13/corporate-blogging-strategies/" target="_blank"><strong>Corporate Blogging Strategy</strong></a> – a very comprehensive post by Douglas Karr, the oldest article on the list but still extremely relevant.</p>
<p><a title="Scout Blogging" href="http://www.scoutblogging.com/blogs101.html" target="_blank"><strong>Blogging Strategy 101</strong></a> – This article is a good place to start</p>
<p><a title="SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday" href="http://vimeo.com/1815071?pg=embed&#38;sec=" target="_blank"><strong>SEOmoz Whiteboard Friday &#8211; Corporate Blogging Tips</strong></a> – this video is a must watch when planning your blog to make sure it fits you’re your overall web strategy.</p>
<p><a title="Web Strategist Blog" href="http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/01/25/web-strategy-how-to-b-a-corporate-blog-evangelist/" target="_blank"><strong>Web Strategy: How to be a Corporate Blog Evangelist</strong></a> &#8211; a good post by Jeremy Owyang on how to sell the idea of blogging to your company.</p>
<p><a title="Anvil Media" href="http://www.anvilmediainc.com/corporate-blogging-tips-article.htm" target="_blank"><strong>Corporate Blogging: Killer App or Corporate Killer?</strong></a> &#8211; 7 key elements to building an effective corporate blog strategy.</p>
<p><a title="Innovation Playground" href="http://mootee.typepad.com/innovation_playground/2008/07/the-blogging-trend-is-only-the-beginning.html" target="_blank"><strong>What&#8217;s the Future of Blogs? What is Your Organization&#8217;s Blog Strategy?</strong></a> &#8211; Idris Motee takes a look at corporate blog strategy from a different perspective.</p>
<p><strong><a title="MarketingProfs" href="http://www.marketingprofs.com/6/dash1.asp" target="_blank">Blogging and the Boardroom: Six Steps to Starting a Corporate Blog</a> &#8211; </strong>Great article, need to sign up for a free membership to get access. It is worth it!</p>
<p><strong><a title="Social Media Explorer" href="http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2008/04/11/practical-guide-to-starting-a-corporate-blog/" target="_blank">Practical Guide To Starting A Corporate Blog</a> &#8211; </strong>Jason Falls provides the 5 questions that need to be answered in order to have a successful corporate blog.</p>
<p><a title="MarketingProfs Daily Fix" href="http://www.mpdailyfix.com/2007/07/corporate_blogging_101_10_easy_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>Corporate Blogging 101: 10 Easy Steps to Get a Corporate Blog Up &#38; Running</strong></a> &#8211; Mario Sundar&#8217;s primer comes from his experience of starting up a corporate blog.</p>
<p><a title="MarketingProfs Daily Fix" href="http://www.mpdailyfix.com/2008/02/whats_the_process_for_starting.html" target="_blank"><strong>What&#8217;s the Process for Starting a Corporate Blog? How Long Does It Take? [Part 1 of 3]</strong></a> &#8211; Dana Vanden Heuvel breaks down the timelines and considerations for starting a corporate blog.</p>
<p><a title="Web Ink Now" href="http://www.webinknow.com/2008/09/top-5-corporate.html" target="_blank"><strong>Top 5 corporate blogging mistakes and how to avoid them</strong></a></p>
<p><a title="ProBlogger" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/10/15/a-guide-to-corporate-blogging/" target="_blank"><strong>A Guide to Corporate Blogging</strong></a> &#8211; a look at the steps that Fortune 500 companies take when setting up a corporate blog.</p>
<p><a title="UTalk Marketing" href="http://www.utalkmarketing.com/Pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=13157" target="_blank"><strong>How to successfully start a corporate blog</strong></a> &#8211; a good look at the overall strategy with some different perspectives.</p>
<p>If you have any other great articles or resources for this topic please let me know. I am planning on updating this post on a regular basis.</p>
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